Hadith / Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba / 27:167

Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba 27:167

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Hadith 27:167

'Isa ibn Yunus narrated to us, from 'Amr, the freed slave of Ghafrah, who said: Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, from the descendants of 'Ali, narrated to us, saying: When 'Ali would describe the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace), he would say: He was not excessively tall, nor was he short and squat. He was of medium stature among the people. He had curly hair, but it was neither tightly coiled nor completely straight; it was wavy. He was not fleshy or round-faced, but there was a roundness in his face. He was white, tinged with redness. He had deep black eyes and long eyelashes. He had large joints and shoulders. He was hairless [on his body], except for a thin line of hair [from his chest to his navel]. He had thick palms and feet. When he walked, he would lean forward as if he were walking down a slope. When he turned, he turned with his whole body. Between his shoulders was the Seal of Prophethood, and he is the Seal of the Prophets. He was the most generous of people in his palms, the most courageous of people in his chest, the most truthful of people in speech, the most fulfilling of people in his promises, the gentlest of them in temperament, and the noblest of them in companionship. Whoever saw him suddenly would be awestruck by him, and whoever associated with him in familiarity would love him. The one describing him would say: "I have not seen the likes of him, neither before him nor after him."

حدثنا عيسى بن يونس عن عمرو مولى غفرة قال ثنا إبراهيم بن محمد من ولد علي قال كان علي إذا نعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال لم يكن بالطويل الممغط ولا بالقصير المتردد كان ربعة من الرجال كان جعد الشعر ولم يكن بالجعد القطط ولا بالسبط كان جعدا رجلا ولم يكن بالمطهم ولا المكلثم كان في الوجه تدوير أبيض مشربا حمرة أدعج العينين أهدب الأشفار جليل المشاش والكتد أجرد ذا مسربة شئن الكفين والقدمين إذا مشى تقلع كأنما يمشي في صبب وإذا التفت التفت معا بين كتفيه خاتم النبوة وهو خاتم النبيين أجود الناس كفا وأجرؤ الناس صدرا وأصدق الناس لهجة وأوفى الناس بذمة وألينهم عريكة وأكرمهم عشرة من رآه بديهة هابه ومن خالطه معرفة أحبه يقول ناعته لم أر مثله قبله ولا بعده